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Sharp-tailed Grouse

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Sharp-tailed Grouse

Tympanuchus phasianellus

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The Sharp-tailed Grouse is typical of regions that have open grassland mixed with groves of trees or shrubs. Closely related to the prairie-chickens, it is found mostly farther north. On winter nights it may roost by burrowing into snowdrifts, where the snow helps insulate it from the cold.

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